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Generator Protection
Rotor-Earth-Fault Protection

Presenter: Dr. Hans-Joachim Herrmann

PTD PA13
Phone +49 911 433 8266
E-Mail: Hans-
Joachim.Herrmann@siemens.com

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Requirement for Rotor Earth Fault

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Protection
simple.
Rotor
+
Excitation
Earth fault in the rotor system
-
Stator

RE CE

 in case of an earth fault, only small currents flow due to the galvanical isolation
Problem:
Double earth faults and interturn faults as a consequence of an earth fault cause:
• magnetical unbalance (unbalanced forces; violent vibration)
• high currents at the fault location

 Destruction of the Rotor (Generator)

Task: Detection an earth fault already when it starts to build up

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Protection Principle
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simple.

+ Coupling Voltage
Measuring Source
Unit
Excitation
system
-
„Earthing brush “

Principles:
- Incoupling of an AC voltage (50 Hz or 60 Hz) Higher
- Measuring of the earth fault current Sensitivity
- Measuring of the earth fault resistance
- Incoupling of low frequency square wave voltage

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Earth Current Criterion

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Principle (50 Hz/60Hz - Voltage Injection)
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simple. Connection
on the earthing
L1 L2 L3 brush

>40V

105 4F
IE,Distr. IE

IE,Fault Pick-up
If disturbance influence from the excitation is to large
limit:
IE,Fault > IE,Dist...
0,75H

Coordinated Protection
resonant circuit to fN

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Earth Current Measurement

Connection
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simple.
Connection on the
phase to phase
AC Voltage voltage 7UM6
Source
100 V - 125 V AC
appr. 42V or
65V Also IEE2
at 7UM62
1A3 is
7XR61
105 1A1 possible
+ 4A1 2B1 J7
J8
IEE1
Err. 3PP1336 1B3
4B1 1B1
-
105

External resistors
at excitation voltages
> 150 V (circulating current >0,2A)

Documentation for Coupling Device in the Internet

www.siprotec.com
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Gain Characteristic of the R, C, L-Circuit

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Z( 50)  169.65 Z( 60)  69.531
Filterverhalten Bandpaß
2000

1500
Impedanz in Ohm

Z( f )
1000

500

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
f
Frequenz in Hz

U
I 
ZCoupling  R f
45 V
I   27 mA Imax approx. 300 mA
170  1,5 k

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Earth Current Criterion

Protection Settings
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simple.

Measuring circuit supervision

Protection with two stages:
U
I 
ZCoupling  R f ZCouplingl(50Hz) = 400
Imax ca. 100 mA
45 V ZCouplingl(60Hz) = 335 (voltage source decreases a little bit )
I   23mA
400  1,5 k

Note: Coupling impedance only with R and C

Finally setting during commissioning
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Earth Current Criterion

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Logic
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simple.

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Calculation of the Fault Resistance RE

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(50Hz/60Hz- Voltage Injection)

Progress. It‘s that
simple.
L1 L2 L3

100V 42V u

Digital
protection
(7UM62)
calculation
RV CK of RE
L1) i
RV CK

RE CE
1) Recommended
at static excitation
with inject harmonics
(3rd harm.; 6th harm.)

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Calculation Formula of the Fault

Power Automation Resistance RE
Progress. It‘s that
simple. Model:
X*K R*V

Zers XE RE ZMess Z

 X E 
2 2

(2) Z Mess  Re  Z  j I m  Z 
RE X E  RE
(1) Z ers  R * V   j - X *K -
2  2 
RE  X E
2
 RE  X E 2 
2
R  XE
(3) R,  E  RE  Z - R * V
2
RE  X E 2

2
R  XE
(4) X ,  E2 2
 I m  Z - X * K
RE  X E

X ,2  - I m  Z - X * K   R  Z - R *
2
combining (3) and (4): RE  ,  R,  e
Re  Z  - R * V
V
R

Note: RV* and XK* are measured during commissioning

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Earth Fault Resistance Calculation

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Logic
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simple.

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Earth Fault Resistance Calculation

Settings
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Measured during commissioning

Measuring circuit supervision

Measured current can be influenced by disturbanc

Correction during primary test,
(in most case the alarm stage is concerned)

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Injection of Square Wave Voltage with Low

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Frequency Basic Diagram
Progress. It‘s that
simple.
7XR6004 Typical frequency:
1 - 3 Hz
RV
Controlling device
IE (7XT71)

RV
+
Excitation
UH
Ucontrol
- Digital
CE RE Protection
RM Umeas. (7UM62)

RE Fault resistance
RV Coupling resistor
UH Auxiliary supply (  50V) Measuring
transducer
RM Measuring shunt resistor
CE Rotor capacitance

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Injection of Square Wave Voltage

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Connection Diagram (7UM62)
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simple.
Connection on the
phase to phase
voltage
7UM62
120 V
100 V
110 V
7
7XT71 9
11
40 k
+ 27 27 K13 +
TD1
Control voltage K14
25
Exc. 7XR6004
17 K15 +
-
TD2
Measuring voltage K16
40 k 15
25

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Injection of Square Wave Voltage with Low

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Frequency
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simple.
Basic Principle
Equivalent circuit: 50V
UH
RV
2 t

RE UH - 50V
CE
UM
RM UM 1,88V
  RV  CE
2
RE  
U M  0
iE t
UM  RM  iE
RV - 1,88V
 20k RE  5k
2 UM

RM  375  UM ~
1
0,75V RE
U H   50V t

- 0,75V

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Sources of Error and Error Compensation

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simple. Influence of field voltage and earth fault location

a) Earth fault location b) Jumps in the field voltage

Shifting of measuring voltage a change in the field voltage takes
with to jumps in the dc-voltage shifting
a positive or negative dc voltage
UM UM

Udc1
Udc
UM2
UM1 UM2 UM1 Udc2
UM3 UM4

Udc = dc voltage shifting U1 = |UM1 - UM2|  U3 = |UM3 - UM4|

 U2 = |UM2 - UM3|

Solution: Solution:
Calculation of the difference voltage Block of measuring
 U = |UM1 - UM2| at jumps (e.g. U1 = U2)

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Calculation Formulas
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RV
UH Voltage divider:
CE RE 2
RM UM RV
 RE  RM U 
UH 2 R
 RE   H - 1 RM - V
UM RM  UM  2
Algorithm
UM Filtering:
U1
1 N 1 N
U 1   u1,i ; U 2   u2,i
N i 1 N i 1
U2 Amplitude-log frequency curve: fA = 800 Hz; N = 64
U1 - U 2
UM :  U :  1
2
G(f)0.1
Continuity supervision: 0.01

Validity requirement 0.001

UIK  UIK 1
0 30 60 90 120150180210240270300
1 8
otherwise U   Uk f in Hz
8 k 1

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Logic Diagram Rotor Earth Fault

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Protection (1-3Hz)
simple.

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Rotor Earth Fault Protection (1-3Hz)

Setting Values
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simple.

Measuring circuit supervision

Advanced parameter
only visible in DIGSI If the integrated test function is used,
pick-up value of test resistor

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Connection of the Rotor Earth Fault

Power Automation Protection
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simple.
EM
(50/60 Hz)
4µF
G RW
RE CE

(1 - 3 Hz)
40k

a) rotating diodes

L+ (50/60 Hz)
EX-T 4µF

UG RW

L- (1 - 3 Hz)
40k

b) separate Exciter RE CE
(static excitation)

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Generator with Rotating Excitation

Fault Free Condition (Square Wave Principle)
Power Automation
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simple.

Chance of charge of Disturbances by

rotor earth capacitance the
excitation
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Generator with Rotating

Excitation
Power Automation
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simple.
Test Condition with a Fault
Resistor
Fault resistor is inverse proportional to the difference
voltage

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Parallel Operation of Rotor Earth Fault

Power Automation Protections
Progress. It‘s that
simple.

1- 3 Hz principle 50 Hz principle

RV;40k CK;4µF RK;105

or
7UM61

7UM62 7UM62 nur

uControl RV;40k CK;4µF RK;105 iREF
iREF

RE 100V 42V
uMeas. uREF

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Parallel Operation of Rotor Earth Fault

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Protections
Progress. It‘s that
simple.
Measurement with the 50/60 Hz Principle
Measurement 7UM61 or 7UM62
(RV is earthed for an AC voltage) Measurement:

Equivalent circuit: measured as a fault resistance

RK * CK * RV
RE * :  RE ll
2

Case 1: RE  
RV
RE *   20k
RV 2
RE ( 20k) RE  5k
2 Case 2:
RE *  4k

seen from the 7UM6, RV already alarm stage becomes less sensitive
is interpreted as a rotor-to-earth
resistance  open brushes can not be find out

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Parallel Operation of Rotor Earth Fault

Protections
Power Automation
Progress. It‘s that Measurement with the Square Wave
simple. Measurement 7UM62 (1- 3 Hz)
Principle
(C is earthed for a DC voltage)
K

Equivalent circuit:
Umeas
RV
2
U
2

2CK
RM RE
(8µF)

 seen from the 7UM6:   U ~ RE-1

high rotor capacitance under no-earth-fault conditions
a fault resistance is already measured
 capacitors will not be  alarm stage becomes less sensitive
completely loaded (approx. 50k)
 longer measuring time

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